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Ron Wyden

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Ron Wyden is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator from Oregon, a position he has held since 1996. A member of the Democratic Party, Wyden has been a prominent advocate for civil liberties, healthcare reform, and technology policy. Throughout his tenure, he has focused on issues such as privacy rights, government surveillance, and access to healthcare, often emphasizing the importance of transparency and accountability in government actions.

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Jun 7, 2021

Given the IRS's responsibility to protect taxpayer data, it has a responsibility to investigate the source of this disclosure.

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Jun 7, 2021

The IRS has a responsibility to protect taxpayer data.

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Jun 7, 2021

That starts, in my view, by going after cheating by the big guys at the top.

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Jun 7, 2021

I am going to have a proposal to fix this broken system and have it ready to be released soon.

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Jun 7, 2021

The country's wealthiest, who profited immensely during the pandemic, have not been paying their fair share.

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Jun 7, 2021

What this data reveals is that the country's wealthiest--who profited immensely during the pandemic--have not been paying their fair share.

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Jun 7, 2021

This committee's interest in closing the tax gap, improving enforcement, and fighting the unfairness in our tax laws, is a special priority for this committee.

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May 24, 2021

The Finance Committee meets to discuss four nominations that will round out President Biden's team leading the Treasury Department.

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May 24, 2021

The discriminatory digital tax--and I see Senator Grassley here, and he and I have teamed up on this for years. This is the equivalent of a digital dagger aimed directly at our high-skill, high-wage companies. And there is going to be…

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May 24, 2021

Tax policy can drive inequality--or help to solve it--and help create high-wage, high-skill jobs in America.

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May 24, 2021

Tax policy isn't just about raising revenue.

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May 24, 2021

Senator Bennet's team is the gold standard when it comes to designing and building support for policies that help working families and the middle class get ahead.

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May 24, 2021

I think we have a very good chance of getting a carbon fee on emissions so that pollution is no longer subsidized by these oil and gas companies.

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May 24, 2021

As soon as Citizens United opened up unlimited money into politics, the next thing the big donors wanted was to hide who they were.

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May 24, 2021

We did not have this a decade ago, and now it is everywhere.

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May 19, 2021

It would be absolute malpractice in this country for this Committee and the Congress to not take concrete steps to do more to reduce hazardous fuels and deal with the fire mitigation threat.

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May 19, 2021

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman, and thank you for holding the hearing.

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May 19, 2021

We just work with Washington. We get brilliant.

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May 19, 2021

We are going to have to really get serious and get serious quickly about hazardous fuels reduction, fire mitigation, and following the science.

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May 19, 2021

The Clean Energy for America Act (S. 1298), which includes a 30% TxTC for high-capacity transmission lines with a minimum voltage of 275 kV.

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May 18, 2021

I want to thank Senator Crapo for proposing a hearing on this vital topic, where there's a big opportunity for the two sides to work together.

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May 18, 2021

When COVID-19 hit, it was no longer safe to meet face to face, take a bus to the doctor's office, or even walk into the hospital for care.

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May 18, 2021

Senator Crapo and I have made this kind of a special priority, because if we are really going to get it right and squeeze out every bit of value for both patients and providers, as well as taxpayers, we have to sort this out.

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May 18, 2021

There is bipartisan interest in building on the changes that worked well for both seniors and providers

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May 18, 2021

This morning's hearing is an opportunity to talk about the changes that ought to stick around post-pandemic, and there's no better example than telehealth.

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